Carlowrie Castle Ltd

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

Scotland, United Kingdom

Certified Since

April 2024

Industry

Event catering & related

Sector

Service with Significant Environmental Footprint

Operates In

United Kingdom

Carlowrie Castle is an award-winning exclusive use venue near Edinburgh, Scotland which specialises in bespoke, tailored events and private group stays. Carlowrie Castle is nestled within a wooded estate with mature gardens planted by the famous Scottish female explorer and botanist, Isobel Wylie Hutchison, in the early 20th century. The castle employs over 50 people from the local area and hosts regular events for the community. Since 2020, Carlowrie Castle has also operated a charity in Edinburgh providing food and support services to people experiencing homelessness.

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, Carlowrie Castle Ltd earned an overall score of 83.4. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9.
83.4
83.4 Overall B Impact Score
80 Qualifies for B Corp Certification
50.9 Median Score for Ordinary Businesses

Governance 16.9

Governance evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency. This section also evaluates the ability of a company to protect their mission and formally consider stakeholders in decision making through their corporate structure (e.g. benefit corporation) or corporate governing documents.

Mission & Engagement2.5
Ethics & Transparency4.3
+ Mission Locked10

What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.


Workers 26.9

Workers evaluates a company’s contributions to its employees’ financial security, health & safety, wellness, career development, and engagement & satisfaction. In addition, this section recognizes business models designed to benefit workers, such as companies that are at least 40% owned by non-executive employees and those that have workforce development programs to support individuals with barriers to employment.

Financial Security9.1
Health, Wellness, & Safety6.0
Career Development3.5
Engagement & Satisfaction6.9

Community 17.9

Community evaluates a company’s engagement with and impact on the communities in which it operates, hires from, and sources from. Topics include diversity, equity & inclusion, economic impact, civic engagement, charitable giving, and supply chain management. In addition, this section recognizes business models that are designed to address specific community-oriented problems, such as poverty alleviation through fair trade sourcing or distribution via microenterprises, producer cooperative models, locally focused economic development, and formal charitable giving commitments.

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion3.7
Economic Impact6.0
Civic Engagement & Giving3.8
Supply Chain Management1.7

Environment 19.3

Environment evaluates a company’s overall environmental management practices as well as its impact on the air, climate, water, land, and biodiversity. This includes the direct impact of a company’s operations and, when applicable its supply chain and distribution channels. This section also recognizes companies with environmentally innovative production processes and those that sell products or services that have a positive environmental impact. Some examples might include products and services that create renewable energy, reduce consumption or waste, conserve land or wildlife, provide less toxic alternatives to the market, or educate people about environmental problems.

Environmental Management0.4
Air & Climate3.3
Water1.0
Land & Life3.6

Customers 2.2

Customers evaluates a company’s stewardship of its customers through the quality of its products and services, ethical marketing, data privacy and security, and feedback channels. In addition, this section recognizes products or services that are designed to address a particular social problem for or through its customers, such as health or educational products, arts & media products, serving underserved customers/clients, and services that improve the social impact of other businesses or organizations.

Customer Stewardship2.2


Previous Overall B Impact Scores

2024 Overall B Impact Score83.4

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